Publications by authors named "Havere T"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated drug use among attendees of electronic dance music (EDM) festivals in Belgium and Sweden, highlighting significant underreporting by participants.
- Results showed that self-reported and tested drug use was much higher in Belgium (56.8% self-reported vs. 37.2% tested) compared to Sweden (4.3% self-reported vs. 12.5% tested).
- The findings suggest that cultural differences influence both actual drug use and the willingness to disclose it, calling for careful consideration of these factors in drug use research methodologies.
Article Synopsis
- - Illicit drug use is prevalent at music festivals, prompting research into whether attendees intentionally plan to use drugs or if they're influenced by their environment, like peer presence or the perception that everyone is using drugs.
- - The study utilized the prototype willingness model to evaluate if drug use decisions at festivals are made logically or impulsively, surveying attendees before, during, and after the event.
- - Results showed that positive attitudes towards drug use and a self-identity aligned with drug-using attendees significantly influenced intentions to use drugs, indicating that both rational and spontaneous decisions contribute to substance use at festivals.
Substance Use and Attendance Motives of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Event Attendees: A Survey Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2023
EDM event attendees are a high-risk population for substance use and associated adverse effects. The aim of this study was to examine substance use at EDM events, focusing on associations between attendance motives and substance use. Sociodemographic characteristics, event specifics, past-year use, and attendance motives were assessed through an online survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Although treatment barriers are different for men and women, research is dominated by males' and practitioners' perspectives rather than women's voices. The purpose of this study in Belgium was to identify and obtain a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators for seeking treatment as experienced by substance (ab)using women themselves.
Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 60 female substance users who utilise(d) outpatient and/or residential treatment services.
Background: Monitoring emerging trends in the increasingly dynamic European drug market is vital; however, information on change at the individual level is scarce. In the current study, we investigated changes in drug use over 12 months in European nightlife attendees.
Method: In this longitudinal online survey, changes in substances used, use frequency in continued users, and relative initiation of use at follow-up were assessed for 20 different substances.
Background Previous research found inconsistent associations between alcohol control policies and socioeconomic inequality with adolescent drinking outcomes. This study expands the focus beyond individual associations to examine whether a combination of policies is related to socioeconomic inequality in adolescent drinking outcomes and whether this relationship varies across survey years. Methods Multilevel modelling of 4 waves of repeat cross-sectional survey data (2001/02, 2005/06, 2009/10, and 2013/14) from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study was carried out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Few data on motivations for using new psychoactive substances (NPS) are available. However, the cost, the legal status, and their accessibility through channels like internet contributed to the popularity of NPS. The objective of this article are first to gain a deeper understanding of the culture surrounding NPS in Belgium and second to define the awareness of the users concerning the content of the NPS they are consuming.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Online sampling is widely used to recruit hard to reach samples such as drug users at nightlife events. We conducted the first study comparing differences in demographics, drug use and nightlife behaviour between an online sample of young adults engaging with the European nightlife scene, and an offline sample recruited at nightclubs and festivals in Europe.
Methods: Online participants who attended at least six nightlife events in the past 12 months were recruited using social media advertising (May-November 2017).
Aims: Given the importance of party people as innovators and early adaptors in the diffusion of substance use, and given the lack of longitudinal scope in studies of the nightlife scene, we explored changes in illicit drug use among young people participating in the nightlife scene in Flanders.
Methods: A survey among party people selected at dance events, rock festivals and clubs was held in the summer of 2003 and repeated in 2005, 2007 and 2009. In total, 2,812 respondents filled in a questionnaire on the use of cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine, amphetamines, GHB and ketamine.
Background: Research over the last decade has focused almost exclusively on the association between electronic music and MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "ecstasy") or other stimulant drug use in clubs. Less attention has been given to other nightlife venues and music preferences, such as rock music or southern/funky music. This study aims to examine a broader spectrum of nightlife, beyond dance music.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA random sample of visitors of dance events, clubs, and rock festivals in Belgium (Flanders) was selected to complete an anonymous survey regarding their use of "party" drugs (alcohol, cannabis, xtc, cocaine, and amphetamines) and patterns of going out. The results of 670 respondents recruited in 2005 are reported and compared with 2003 for gender and age. Drug use in these nightlife settings is higher than in the general population.
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